Released February 8, 2016

Dear CLA colleagues;

By now, you will have received the news that the CLA Executive Council's motions related to dissolution of the Association passed at the Special Meeting on January 27, 2016.

Please forgive me the time it has taken me to write this letter to you. It took me a few days to work through the complex emotions that arose from the Special Meeting. For the past year, so many of us have been focused on creating a proposal for a federation that could succeed CLA as a united national voice for our library communities, that I hadn't been prepared for the intense sadness I would feel when speaking to introduce the motion regarding dissolution at the Special Meeting. While I was gratified by the almost unanimous support for the motion, that appreciation did not lessen the grief that one experiences when saying good bye to something that has been a constant part of your life for so long. For me, it has been 20 years that I have been a CLA member. For others at the meeting, it was 36 years. 40 years. No matter the length, for many people CLA has played an important role as a national network and a platform for professional development and engagement.

As I did at the Special Meeting, I'd like to thank the Future Federation Working Group, CLA Executive Council, including those members who have sat on the Board since this process began in the summer of 2014. It has been a long journey, and the proposal is an important feat of collaboration, shared vision, and good will by all associations represented. For CLA Executive Council, we had to also come to a decision to recommend that CLA end with dignity as well as the intent of supporting the next stage in our communities' evolution of our national voice for libraries. We thank the CLA membership for supporting the motion, as difficult and - at times heart wrenching - as it was. We chose a path forward that allows the new Federation to start with a truly clean slate.

So here we are looking forward to next steps.

The Future Federation Working Group has expressed a wish to incorporate the new Federation as soon as possible to get the new Federation going. I couldn't be more delighted. This will take more than a handful of weeks, but, by early spring, you will likely start to see some communication from them.

As for CLA, we have a lot of work to do between now and June 1 - 3 when we all - hopefully - meet again at the last CLA national conference, this time called "Forum." We need to determine - with the help of the Federation - what responsibilities of CLA fit within the scope of the Federation, which activities might better fit with another association or organization, and which activities will wrap with the final dissolution.

We know a few things right now:

I'd like to conclude this brief letter by expressing my sincere appreciation for the staff at CLA. This is a time of great uncertainty for them. Their ongoing commitment to CLA and the graciousness and integrity with which they have offered staff support to these efforts have been inspiring. I cannot say enough about Executive Council's respect for this extraordinary group of people.

Thank you all so much. Again, please keep your eye on the website for updates or email if you have specific questions.

Sincerely,

Sandra Singh

President

Canadian Library Association

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Summer Jobs
We are delighted to report that 105 libraries have submitted applications for 143 positions for the Summer Jobs Program. In addition to applications already submitted, there are 14 libraries who have begun, but not completed applications. The YCW Coordinator will follow up with each library and the hope is that they will complete applications for 14 additional positions (not included in the total mentioned above).

Under the terms of the Contribution Agreement with Heritage Canada, CLA can fund up to 100 positions and if every library completes their application, this year, we will have a total of 119 libraries applying for 157 positions.  

Internships

9 libraries have applied for 10 positions. There are an additional 3 applications uncompleted in the system. If these additional applications are completed, the total number of internship applications will be 12 libraries applying for 14 positions. Under the terms of the Contribution Agreement with Heritage Canada, CLA can fund to fund up to 4 internships.

Selection Committee

This Committee will meet in late February to select applications to be funded. CLA would like to express its gratitude to the members who have generously offered their time and talent to assist in selecting libraries to be funded by these very worthy programs.

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Canadian Copyright in Schools and School Libraries addresses copyright issues that typically arise in those educational settings.  The author's goal is to provide some direction to help school staff across Canada answer copyright questions in their daily work. This publication offers some focus for the reasonable handling of copyright issues based on legal interpretation and case law.

John Tooth is a professional librarian and educator with an MLIS from the University of Western Ontario, an MEd and PhD from the University of Winnipeg.

The insurance industry is among the most highly regulated industries today, and literature on the field is a complex thicket of sources. This valuable, one-of-a-kind resource is a comprehensive guide to locating and using information resources about the insurance industry. Pointing researchers, practitioners, faculty and students of business administration, law firms, and anybody interested in researching the insurance industry to the most relevant information, each chapter contains an annotated list of specific print and digital sources, plus explanations on how to make best use of sometimes-forbidding technical materials. Included are company directories, almanacs, databases, websites, legal resources, and industry-specific guides that cover

Including an introduction defining risk management and describing its use in the insurance industry and the field of actuarial science, this resource is a must for every reference collection.

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2016 CLA National Forum Meeting Requests:
We have set aside the morning of Wednesday June 1, 2016 for CLA's Committees and Networks to hold final business meetings. A notice has been sent to the chairs/moderators regarding notices and requirements. If you have not received your notice please contact [log in to unmask]. Once we have received this information we will begin the process of scheduling the meetings. We cannot guarantee space if we do not receive the completed notice by the deadline provided.

Information Studies Career Fair 2016

The students from McGill University and Université de Montréal are proud to present the Information Studies Career Fair 2016 on March 18, 2016

This event is a unique networking opportunity for employers, professional associations, students, and graduates from Certificate and Masters Programs in Information Studies. This gathering is a perfect time for you to promote your organization and to offer employment, internships, and volunteering opportunities to more than 500 students, both current and graduating, from McGill University and Université de Montréal as well as other institutions.

Organized by and for students since 2003, the Information Studies Career Fair aims to be the premier event in Quebec for careers in: librarianship, archives, knowledge management, information architecture, record management, database management and more. Read More